promises, like piecrust, are made to be broken

promises, like piecrust, are made to be broken
Общая лексика: обещанного три (contrast: a gift in the hand is better than two promises. he gives twice who gives quickly. promising is the eve of giving. one acre of performance is worth twenty of the land of promise)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь. . 2011.

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  • promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken — 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie crust made to be broken. 1871 TROLLOPE Ralph the Heir II. iv. ‘Promises like that are mere pie crust,’ said Ralph. 1981… …   Proverbs new dictionary


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